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Aaron Carter has been performing since he was seven years old which, at twenty seven years of age, means he\u2019s been in the music industry for twenty years. By anyone\u2019s standards that\u2019s a long time. Regular followers of Essentially Pop will know that we\u2019ve been following his career with interest for some time now, which is why we jumped at the chance to go to one of his recent UK dates, at London\u2019s Islington O2 Academy.<\/p>\n

Support for Aaron\u2019s tour was provided by Austin Porter, a 17 year old North Carolina native, whose sunny brand of cross genre pop (he cites inspirations from Macklemore to Jack Johnson to One Direction) soon had the crowd waving their hands. Charming the crowd with roses during song One Love<\/em>, and getting us all dancing along to track A-OK<\/em>, we soon forgot how cold we had been queuing outside.<\/p>\n

Nicely warmed up, it was soon time for the man himself, Mr Aaron Carter, to make an appearance. Greeted with screams from the (mostly female) crowd, he launched straight into a dance track, showing off both impressive vocals and moves. Chatting with the crowd between numbers, including Wassup<\/em> and Another Summer Night<\/em>, we were treated to a high energy sequence of songs, supported by a single female dancer whose interactions with Aaron kept the audience hyped.<\/p>\n

For many at the show, Essentially Pop included, our first memories of Aaron were in the pages of Smash Hits <\/em>and Top of the Pops <\/em>magazine circa 1998, when Aaron was cute little kid with baggy dungarees and floppy blond hair. Harking back to those days, Aaron took us back in time with a selection of a cappella songs from his first UK release; I\u2018m Gonna Miss You Forever, Crush on You<\/em>, and One Bad Apple. <\/em>Enthusiastically assisted by the crowd, he demonstrated some impressive falsetto, even after admitting that some songs were a lot easier to sing in the early stages of career before his voice broke.<\/p>\n

However, although nostalgia may have brought some to the show, the show was far from being nostalgia driven. Latest single Ooh Wee<\/em> had everyone dancing and singing along, the sentimentality of the earlier a cappella set forgotten. The energy stayed high at the show, dipping only during an emotional rendition of powerful ballad Recovery<\/em>, dedicated to Aaron\u2019s sister Leslie who sadly passed away in 2012. Rightfully, Aaron\u2019s strong and heartfelt vocal had most of us on the verge of tears.<\/p>\n

Rounding off the show were a full crowd singalong of Aaron\u2019s early hits Aaron\u2019s Party<\/em> and I Want Candy<\/em>, bringing to an end a night of reunion, celebration and new beginnings for Aaron\u2019s career in the UK. \u00a0Aaron thanked us all profusely for being there, and was a brilliant host throughout the show \u2013 funny and gracious in equal measures \u2013 pointing out that the UK was what really launched his music career. The show was a triumphant return to London, and our only complaint was that it ended too soon \u2013 at just under an hour on stage and with no encore, many of us were still ready to party when the house lights came up.<\/p>\n

We were lucky enough to meet Aaron briefly after the show and, as well as being utterly charming, he has promised he will come back to the UK soon. We love you Aaron; just say you\u2019ll stay a little longer next time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Essentially Pop saw Aaron Carter on 17 January in London. Oohwee!<\/p>\n

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